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Baby Born At 42,000 Feet, Turkish Airlines Crew Help In Delivery
The passengers of Turkish Airlines flight welcomed an unexpected little passenger when a baby girl was born mid-air on Sunday. The flight's crew helped in the delivery of the new-born. Some passengers in the airlines also helped the crew bring the child to life. Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks pregnant, went into labour on the flight soon after it took-off fr...
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Hostage Freed From Mali Hotel Says Attackers Spoke English
A famous Guinean singer who was among 170 people taken hostage on Friday by Islamist gunmen in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, said he heard attackers in the next room speaking English.
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Guinea Says Has No Ebola Cases After Last Patient Recovers
Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
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Clashes in Guinea Ahead of Sunday's Presidential Vote
Guinea's president vowed to press ahead with Sunday's election, dismissing opposition calls for a delay as clashes broke out in the capital ahead of the hotly contested vote.
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Guinea Journalist Missing for a Week
A Guinean television reporter has been missing since last week, his family and employer say.
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Ebola Spreads Suspicion and Rumors in Guinea
The only possible place to encounter Ebola in Conakry is the main treatment unit, yet elsewhere in Guinea the virus is thriving in a febrile atmosphere of deep mistrust and swirling conspiracy theory.
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At Least 4 Injured in Guinea Clashes Ahead of Talks
At least four people were injured on Thursday in clashes between protesters, security forces and government supporters that threaten to derail a planned meeting between Guinea's president and leader of the opposition.
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Several Protesters Shot in Guinea Riots
Several protesters were wounded by gunfire on Monday as Guinean police battled to control violent demonstrations in the capital Conakry against the regime of President Alpha Conde.
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A Year After Ebola Discovered, Relapses Seen in Fight to End it
Lapses that fuelled the Ebola outbreak after it was first discovered a year ago are dogging the final stages of the fight against the virus as fatigue and complacency set in, delaying the end of the deadly epidemic.
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Guinea Ebola Infections Double as Hidden Cases Discovered
The number of people sick with Ebola fever has doubled in Guinea in the past week following the discovery of cases previously unknown to health authorities, a Guinea health official said today.
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Baby Born At 42,000 Feet, Turkish Airlines Crew Help In Delivery
The passengers of Turkish Airlines flight welcomed an unexpected little passenger when a baby girl was born mid-air on Sunday. The flight's crew helped in the delivery of the new-born. Some passengers in the airlines also helped the crew bring the child to life. Nafi Diaby, 28 weeks pregnant, went into labour on the flight soon after it took-off fr...
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Hostage Freed From Mali Hotel Says Attackers Spoke English
A famous Guinean singer who was among 170 people taken hostage on Friday by Islamist gunmen in the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, said he heard attackers in the next room speaking English.
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Guinea Says Has No Ebola Cases After Last Patient Recovers
Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
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Clashes in Guinea Ahead of Sunday's Presidential Vote
Guinea's president vowed to press ahead with Sunday's election, dismissing opposition calls for a delay as clashes broke out in the capital ahead of the hotly contested vote.
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Guinea Journalist Missing for a Week
A Guinean television reporter has been missing since last week, his family and employer say.
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Ebola Spreads Suspicion and Rumors in Guinea
The only possible place to encounter Ebola in Conakry is the main treatment unit, yet elsewhere in Guinea the virus is thriving in a febrile atmosphere of deep mistrust and swirling conspiracy theory.
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At Least 4 Injured in Guinea Clashes Ahead of Talks
At least four people were injured on Thursday in clashes between protesters, security forces and government supporters that threaten to derail a planned meeting between Guinea's president and leader of the opposition.
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Several Protesters Shot in Guinea Riots
Several protesters were wounded by gunfire on Monday as Guinean police battled to control violent demonstrations in the capital Conakry against the regime of President Alpha Conde.
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A Year After Ebola Discovered, Relapses Seen in Fight to End it
Lapses that fuelled the Ebola outbreak after it was first discovered a year ago are dogging the final stages of the fight against the virus as fatigue and complacency set in, delaying the end of the deadly epidemic.
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Guinea Ebola Infections Double as Hidden Cases Discovered
The number of people sick with Ebola fever has doubled in Guinea in the past week following the discovery of cases previously unknown to health authorities, a Guinea health official said today.
